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Falling on deaf ears
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/10/2019
» I've always had a soft spot for the Siam Sinfonietta Orchestra … not just because it's great to hear young people play classical music, but also for the soap opera that plays out constantly behind the scenes as it struggles to remain in existence.
Curtain call
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 30/12/2018
» The phone call came in the evening more than a month ago.
A song that unites Thais in their grief
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/10/2017
» The royal anthem is known as Pleng Sansern Phra Baramee, or "The Song that Praises the Glory of the King". This piece of music is 130 years old. It was the third national anthem of Siam for more than 40 years, from 1888 to 1933 -- the one prior to that was Britain's God Save The King/Queen with Thai lyrics.
Conducting themselves with dignity
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 11/09/2016
» This week your favourite columnist met up with Somtow Sucharitkul, Thailand's famed composer, conductor and lapsed horror writer, at Emquartier for lunch and a chat.
Highs, lows and screw-ups
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/01/2016
» It is a long-held tradition for this column, in its last week of each year, to present awards based on the year’s highs and lows. I understand such reflections can be found in another seven columns of the Bangkok Post today and over the past week.
Playing at the fringes
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/06/2015
» Last week I attended a stage play here in Bangkok that gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling.
An olympic sized effort that fell on deaf ears
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/07/2012
» The government has announced it will pay one million baht to any Thai who brings home gold. Well, then, this week my column is not a column per se. It is an invoice. Bear with me and I will explain.
Blowing the whistle on overzealous security guards
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/01/2012
» Each time I get in my car to drive home from the fitness centre I sporadically visit, there is a pleasant middle-aged gentleman who sits in the car park.